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TWO ALUMNAE PROFESSORS NAMED DEPARTMENT CHAIRS |
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April 13, 2009
GROVE CITY, Pa. – Two Grove City College alumnae professors have been named department chairs at their alma mater.
Dr. Suzanna Lesko Gribble ’00 has been appointed chair of the Department of Biology. She joined the faculty in 2007 after completing her Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of Utah. She also earned a master’s in anatomy from Case Western Reserve University. Gribble has published her research on zebrafish in several journals and presented posters at several international and regional conferences.
Her husband, Dr. Christiaan Gribble ’00, is assistant professor of computer science at the College. She also has shared her Zebrafish research at symposia at Westminster College and Slippery Rock University.
Gribble replaces Dr. Arnold Sodergren, who led the department for 21 years.
Dr. Jennifer Scott ’99 will serve as the chair of the Department of Communication Studies. She earned her master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies at Ohio University and her Ph.D. in communication studies with an emphasis in rhetoric and public culture from the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University.
Scott has published articles several journals, has contributed chapters to two books and performed editorial work on four volumes of the “Communication Yearbook.” Before beginning her graduate work, she served two years as the assistant director of career services and returned in 2006 as the associate director. She joined the faculty full time in the fall of 2008.
Scott replaces Dr. Daniel Brown, who is taking time to focus more on his teaching and scholarship.
Their appointments are effective June 1.
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